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John Grisham's A TIME TO KILL Opens at Arena Stage May 6-June 19
by Gabrielle Sierra - Apr 14, 2011


What is the true meaning of justice? That is the question posed to audiences in A Time to Kill, the world premiere and first stage adaptation of a novel by John Grisham.

Arcelus, Davie, Graham & More to Star in Rupert Holmes' Pre-Broadway A TIME TO KILL at Arena Stage
by Robert Diamond - Apr 14, 2011


What is the true meaning of justice? That is the question posed to audiences in A Time to Kill, the world premiere and first stage adaptation of a novel by John Grisham. By special arrangement with Daryl Roth and adapted for the stage by Tony Award winner Rupert Holmes (The Mystery of Edwin Drood), A Time to Kill brings the heat of the Deep South to Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Directed by Ethan McSweeny (Broadway's Gore Vidal's 'The Best Man'), A Time to Kill runs May 6-June 19, 2011 in the Kreeger Theater.

Mint Theater's WIFE TO JAMES WHELAN Closes 10/3
by BWW News Desk - Oct 3, 2010


The Drama Desk and Obie Award-wining Mint Theater Company today announced that their first play of the 2010-‘11 season, the US premiere of Teresa Deevy's 'Wife To James Whelan,' which opens tonight (Monday August 23) will extend its engagement through October 3rd.

Mint Theater's Production of WIFE TO JAMES WHELAN Closes 9/26
by BWW News Desk - Sep 26, 2010


The Drama Desk and Obie Award-wining Mint Theater Company today announced the cast for their first play of the 2010-‘11 season, the US premiere of Teresa Deevy's Wife To James Whelan.

Review - Wife To James Whelan: The Man That Got Away
by Ben Peltz - Aug 31, 2010


Though Teresa Deevy was arguably the world's most famous female playwright in 1942, the year she completed her class-conscious romance Wife To James Whelan, the new management of Dublin's Abbey Theatre, which had already produced six of her plays, turned it down.  The once-prolific career of the dramatist whose love for theatre began after being diagnosed at age 20 as incurably deaf due to Meniere's disease, skidded to a halt, making her name, at least on this shore, all but forgotten now.

Mint Theater Opens WIFE TO JAMES WHELAN Tonight, 8/23
by Molly Hagan - Aug 23, 2010


The Drama Desk and Obie Award-wining Mint Theater Company today announced that their first play of the 2010-‘11 season, the US premiere of Teresa Deevy's 'Wife To James Whelan,' which opens tonight (Monday August 23) will extend its engagement through October 3rd.

The Mint Theater Announces EnrichMINT Events Series
by Gabrielle Sierra - Aug 17, 2010


The Drama Desk, Lortel and Obie Award-winning Mint Theater Company is pleased to announce the newest entries in its lineup of EnrichMINT Events, an exciting series of post and pre-show discussions throughout the Mint's current US premiere of Teresa Deevy's Wife To James Whelan.

Mint Theater Presents WIFE TO JAMES WHELAN 7/29-9/26
by BWW News Desk - Jul 29, 2010


The Drama Desk and Obie Award-wining Mint Theater Company today announced the cast for their first play of the 2010-‘11 season, the US premiere of Teresa Deevy's Wife To James Whelan.

Mint Theater Announces WIFE TO JAMES WHELAN 7/29-9/26
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 29, 2010


The Drama Desk and Obie Award-wining Mint Theater Company today announced the cast for their first play of the 2010-‘11 season, the US premiere of Teresa Deevy's Wife To James Whelan.

Bay Street Theatre Presents DISSONANCE Until 6/27
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2010


DISSONANCE, written by BBC writer Damian Lanigan, opened with a bang in its New York Premiere on the Bay Street stage on Saturday, June 5th. This multi-layered and engrossing play featuring a gorgeous, young rock star that ruffles the feathers of an already conflicted string quartet is Bay Street's first Main Stage production of the 2010 Summer Season and runs through June 27th.

Photo Coverage: Bay Street Theatre Presents DISSONANCE, 6/1-6/27
by BWW News Desk - Jun 27, 2010


Bay Street's first Mainstage show of the 2010 Summer Season, DISSONANCE, begins previews on June 1st, with Opening Night on Saturday, June 5th. The production will close on June 27. A gorgeous, young rock star ruffles the feathers of an already conflicted string quartet in this witty and wise play that puts egos, loyalty and love to the test.

Mint Theater Announces WIFE TO JAMES WHELAN 7/29-9/26
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 23, 2010


The Drama Desk and Obie Award-wining Mint Theater Company today announced the cast for their first play of the 2010-‘11 season, the US premiere of Teresa Deevy's Wife To James Whelan.

Photo Flash: Bay Street Presents DISSONANCE
by Gabrielle Sierra - Jun 8, 2010


DISSONANCE, written by BBC writer Damian Lanigan, opened with a bang in its New York Premiere on the Bay Street stage on Saturday, June 5th. This multi-layered and engrossing play featuring a gorgeous, young rock star that ruffles the feathers of an already conflicted string quartet is Bay Street's first Main Stage production of the 2010 Summer Season and runs through June 27th.

DISSONANCE Opens At Bay Street Theater 6/1-4
by BWW News Desk - Jun 4, 2010


A gorgeous, young rock star ruffles the feathers of an already conflicted string quartet in Bay Street's first Main Stage production of the 2010 Summer Season, the witty and moving play DISSONANCE. Written by Damian Lanigan, DISSONANCE makes its New York Premiere on the Bay Street stage as egos, loyalty and love are put the test in this engrossing play about a string quartet in disarray.

Photo Coverage: Bay Street Theatre Presents DISSONANCE, 6/1-6/27
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2010


Bay Street's first Mainstage show of the 2010 Summer Season, DISSONANCE, begins previews on June 1st, with Opening Night on Saturday, June 5th. The production will close on June 27. A gorgeous, young rock star ruffles the feathers of an already conflicted string quartet in this witty and wise play that puts egos, loyalty and love to the test.

DISSONANCE Opens At Bay Street Theater 6/1-4
by BWW News Desk - Jun 1, 2010


A gorgeous, young rock star ruffles the feathers of an already conflicted string quartet in Bay Street's first Main Stage production of the 2010 Summer Season, the witty and moving play DISSONANCE. Written by Damian Lanigan, DISSONANCE makes its New York Premiere on the Bay Street stage as egos, loyalty and love are put the test in this engrossing play about a string quartet in disarray.

Photo Flash: Bay Street Theater Presents DISSONANCE
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 24, 2010


A gorgeous, young rock star ruffles the feathers of an already conflicted string quartet in Bay Street's first Main Stage production of the 2010 Summer Season, the witty and moving play DISSONANCE.

DISSONANCE Opens At Bay Street Theater 6/1-4
by Gabrielle Sierra - May 17, 2010


A gorgeous, young rock star ruffles the feathers of an already conflicted string quartet in Bay Street's first Main Stage production of the 2010 Summer Season, the witty and moving play DISSONANCE. Written by Damian Lanigan, DISSONANCE makes its New York Premiere on the Bay Street stage as egos, loyalty and love are put the test in this engrossing play about a string quartet in disarray.

Abundance of Heart in 'Stick Fly'
by Nancy Grossman - Mar 2, 2010


Lydia Diamond's tour de force focuses on upper class black family, but finds common ground with the broader human experience, showing once again that we are more alike than we are different

Huntington Theatre's STICK FLY Extended Thru March 28
by BWW News Desk - Mar 2, 2010


The Huntington Theatre Company continues its 28th season - a season of American stories - with Stick Fly, Huntington Playwriting Fellow Lydia R Diamond's smart, moving, and funny portrait of a complex African-American family.

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